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Ruth Duty Knowles 1657–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1657

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 28 Aug 1714

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Knowles

Mother: RUTH BOWERS

Spouse(s): Joseph Collins, Joseph Sr

Children(s): Jane Collins

Ruth Duty Knowles was born in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Richard Knowles And Ruth Bowers. Ruth Duty Knowles married Joseph Collins, Joseph Collins Sr, and had children including Jane Collins. Ruth Duty Knowles passed away in 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Duty Knowles was born in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Richard Knowles And Ruth Bowers.
  • Ruth Duty Knowles married Joseph Collins, Joseph Collins Sr, and had children including Jane Collins.
  • Ruth Duty Knowles passed away in 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Ruth Knowles's Ancestors

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Ruth Knowles
1657–1714
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Richard Knowles
1614–1682
Of, Lancashire, , England
RUTH BOWERS
1616–1687
Dorset, England
Grandparents
John KNOWLES
1584–
Of, Lancashire, , England
Mrs (John) Knowles
1589–
Of, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Knowles's Descendants

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Ruth (Duty) Knowles (3 Nov 1657–28 Aug 1714) m. Joseph Collins (1647–24 Aug 1714) m. Joseph (Collins) Sr (1632–16 Feb 1724)
  1. 1. Jane Collins 1684–1739 m. Elisha Higgins 1677–1750
    1. 1. Martha Higgins 1703–1775 m. Jonathan Doane 1702–1780
      1. 1. Seth Doane 1737–1796 m. Elizabeth COLE 1740–1832
        1. 1. Temperance Doane 1775–1829 m. William (Sargent) Jr 1766–1817 m. Smith Hopkins 1770–1861
      2. 2. Jesse Doane 1735–1776
      3. 3. Elizabeth Doane 1733–1812
      4. 4. Sylvanus Doane 1740–1813
      5. 5. Elisha Doane 1724–1816
      6. 6. Nathan Doane 1741–1796
      7. 7. Hannah Doane 1725–1760
      8. 8. Dorothy Doane 1728–1797
      9. 9. James Doane 1727–
    2. 2. Judith Higgins 1700–1792
    3. 3. Elisha Higgins 1702–1777
    4. 4. Philip Higgins 1702–
    5. 5. Beriah Higgins 1706–1774
    6. 6. Alice Higgins 1707–1786
    7. 7. Jonathan Higgins 1711–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Higgins 1702–1745

Ruth Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1657
3 Nov 1657
Birth of Ruth Duty Knowles in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1714
28 Aug 1714
Age 57
Death of Ruth Duty Knowles in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1657
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3040.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 390.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MSL
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1650; Birth city: Plymouth; Birth state: MA
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1714
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1650; Birth city: Plymouth; Birth state: MA
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

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